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Researchers reverse the in vitro and in vivo effects of the mutation that causes Stormorken syndrome

Medical Xpress

They study gene variation and mutations that cause rare genetic diseases. A mutation is a permanent change in the genetic material. That was the case when Thilini Gamage was to carry out one of the studies in her doctoral work with Professor Eirik Frengen at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo.

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Reaction Biology to acquire Vyant Bio subsidiary’s operations in US

Pharmaceutical Technology

The staff in the US from the acquired business will be retained by Reaction to set up its presence in Hershey, which comprises in vitro and in vivo expertise. The staff in the US from the acquired business will be retained by Reaction to set up its presence in Hershey, which comprises in vitro and in vivo expertise.

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Evotec and Variant Bio partner to develop fibrosis treatments

Drug Discovery World

Evotec will identify best-in-class small molecules targeting a key fibrotic pathway with strong genetic support identified by Variant Bio and progress the programme towards the selection of a clinical development candidate(s) using its R&D platform.

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High risk, high reward – the future of CAR-T therapy in CLL

Pharmaceutical Technology

Autologous CAR-T therapy does not easily lend itself to treating CLL, as it relies on extracting functional T-cells from the patient’s blood and genetically modifying them in vitro. From a clinical perspective, CAR-T therapy may not be appropriate for patients who are typically eligible for cell therapies.

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A step closer to ‘clinical trial in a dish’ for Alzheimer’s  

Drug Discovery World

Grown in vitro, these cells can provide patient specific human brain models from a large cohort of AD patients – to create a ‘clinical trial in a dish’. sAD has no specific family link and is caused by a combination of genetics, the environment and a person’s lifestyle.

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€2m raised in seed funding to develop novel therapies for Cystic Fibrosis  

Drug Discovery World

Anoat will use the funds to conduct additional in vivo and in vitro pharmacology assessments and select a lead candidate. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs.

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Closing the translation gap in oncology drug development

Drug Discovery World

The recent passage of the FDA Modernization Act, which removed the requirement for animal testing when suitable alternatives are available, has highlighted the inadequacy of animal models most often used for in vivo research. Cancer is far more complex than the sum of its parts. Mice have long been heroes of preclinical cancer research.